http://au.news.yahoo.com//071215/19/159yq.html <http://au.news.yahoo.com//071215/19/159yq.html> Saturday December 15, 11:56 PM Kosovo independence 'a matter of weeks': Thaci SOFIA (AFP) - Kosovo's incoming prime minister Hashim Thaci said independence for his southern Serbian province was "a matter of weeks" away, in an interview published Saturday. He told the Bulgarian daily Trud, as he has other newspapers, that any declaration of independence would be coordinated with the United States and the European Union. And he repeated that he would aid Kosovo's minority Serbs, many of whom are fearful of remaining in the province, to get along with the majority ethnic Albanians. "The proclamation (of independence) will happen very soon, in a matter of weeks," Thaci said. Regarding the Serbs, he said, "They have seats in parliament, they will be part of my government, I will work with them, their security and property are guaranteed, I will convince them to stay." Predicting that independence for Kosovo will aid peace and stability in the Balkans, Thaci also said he would work for good relations with Serbia, which is fiercely opposed to the province breaking away. Officials expect the ethnic Albanian majority to announce next month its intention to declare independence, and then break away by May in "coordination" with its main allies, EU nations and the United States. Serbia's main ally, Russia, which is threatening to veto Kosovo independence at the UN Security Council, has called for more talks between the parties. The EU has tried to discourage Kosovo's leaders from any rash moves, so as not to anger Serbia further and allow the Union to deploy a major police and civilian mission to avert instability in the Balkans. -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
